Higher nutrition potatoes

loeb · July 24, 2012

While diggin the forum I've found this: "The whole idea of my TaterMater forum is to share enough ideas with people so that higher nutrition potatoes can see the light of day. My Negro y Azul was tested by the labs in Prosser, WA for its anthocyanins and it was off the charts compared to other varieties. My high carotenoid potatoes are yet another venue. I have lines that are high in minerals like iron and I suppose that someday I could combine many of those high nutrients into single clones. "-Tom Wagner

and I thought it would be good to collect some information in one place.. I'm trying to find informations on each of TPS from Tom Wagner,and maybe other varietes. And I would love to have some basics in one place.. I think that would be nice for others too.
I have made a little list:
Anthocyanins – Negro y Azul, other blues [all of them?] and reds[am I right?] I guess that the darker colour - higher pigment content in raw ones. I wonder how it acts while thermal processing like boiling etc. Vitamin C is going down while heated, or oxydation but anthocyanins?

carotenoids -SKAGIT VALLEY GOLD, other yellow/orange

vitamin C- Panzer

protein- ?

minerals:
iron-?
chromium-Pigs don't lie
other:-?

And what exactly means "high"? I've found that 5% protein in potatoes is really high. And others? Could You help me with this? And maybe Tom Wagner will say something to make other points less misterious

Possibility to get more chromium and iron trough potatoes would be really good for me.

Really, I never though that potatoes could be THAT interesting.

July 24, 2012	#1
loeb Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Poland Posts: 251	Higher nutrition potatoes While diggin the forum I've found this: "The whole idea of my TaterMater forum is to share enough ideas with people so that higher nutrition potatoes can see the light of day. My Negro y Azul was tested by the labs in Prosser, WA for its anthocyanins and it was off the charts compared to other varieties. My high carotenoid potatoes are yet another venue. I have lines that are high in minerals like iron and I suppose that someday I could combine many of those high nutrients into single clones. "-Tom Wagner and I thought it would be good to collect some information in one place.. I'm trying to find informations on each of TPS from Tom Wagner,and maybe other varietes. And I would love to have some basics in one place.. I think that would be nice for others too. I have made a little list: Anthocyanins – Negro y Azul, other blues [all of them?] and reds[am I right?] I guess that the darker colour - higher pigment content in raw ones. I wonder how it acts while thermal processing like boiling etc. Vitamin C is going down while heated, or oxydation but anthocyanins? carotenoids -SKAGIT VALLEY GOLD, other yellow/orange vitamin C- Panzer protein- ? minerals: iron-? chromium-Pigs don't lie other:-? And what exactly means "high"? I've found that 5% protein in potatoes is really high. And others? Could You help me with this? And maybe Tom Wagner will say something to make other points less misterious Possibility to get more chromium and iron trough potatoes would be really good for me. Really, I never though that potatoes could be THAT interesting.